Do black bloggers help contribute to stereotypes of African Americans?

I would say yes we do & there are some real good examples on this site.

BIA Preamble states shatter stereotypes and the Subject of this Site, is Rarely upheld.

6500 hits for a nonSensical Thug?

Deleting and Blocking hippityhoppity Foolishness is unAmerican and continuing the stereotype that africans kidnapped from Africa are not worthy of American citizenship under the Leadership of President Baraka Hussein Obama.

Greg L said...
This a Greg L from the African-American Clarion Call. I got your e-mail and thought I'd respond.

I feel that black bloggers sometimes do contribute to stereotypes, but not necessarily by a focus on the negative, but by the nature of our conversations or how we limit them. We tend to limit ourselves to "traditionally" black topics alone without weighing in on topics outside of that sphere. Within the "sphere", there's a lot of focus on racism and what other folks are doing to us rather than what we can do to shape matters for ourselves. To me, this promotes a stereotype of a group that seeks someone else to change before we're free to do our thing; a notion that I reject.

I think there are stories, like this welfare one, that need to be blogged about with a view towards raising a question as to what can be done about these sorts of situations. There are a number of blogs where folks like this would be dogged out, but none where someone actually explores the question as to what WE might be able to do. It's certainly worth a discussion, but unfortunately, that sort of discussion draws scant attention in both within and outside the blogosphere. What I'm saying is this--with all the issues, problems and challenges that we face, I feel that all of us need to make room to at least talk about some solutions.

Finally, I was unaware of your blog previously and I'll add you to my blogroll. If you can reciprocate, that'd be great.

Greg L

8:34 PM

@ Brother Greg,

[I feel that black bloggers sometimes do contribute to stereotypes, but not necessarily by a focus on the negative, but by the nature of our conversations or how we limit them. We tend to limit ourselves to "traditionally" black topics alone without weighing in on topics outside of that sphere...]

I can talk about this all day. I can't understand why it is that we being born citizens to this country would live and work here and want to limit ourselves in the scope of what we can and will discuss. There are honestly people who blog here that are limited. Trying to get them to talk about something else other than our Black stuff is like pulling teeth. Although we are Black, America is our country like it or yes so it would be good if we could try to familiarize ourselves with other topics that may not be related to our culture and our cause alone so that when we're in the company of Non Black people, they won't continue to see us as small minded people who need their assistance to survive.

I hate to use this example but it’s of myself and will bring what I'm trying to convey home. The school that I'm trying to put my son in teaches the kids a foreign language. I attended the information session but afterwards attempted to ask a question, but couldn't so I called the lady who happened to be the director of the program. I was speaking to the woman asking about the curriculum the school uses as well as the phonics program. She became defensive. I couldn't understand why, but in hindsight I think I shouldn't given her a brief history lesson before starting. I told the woman that I picked up a book from the library which was first copyrighted in '79 and revised in '1990 and the author was talking about post industrialization, but here we are in a global market and is the reason I want my son to learn another language besides English. Globalization demands that our children speak another language in order to compete in this Global world. I guess that was too, much for her.

@ Brother Mozell,
Where did I lose you?

GOOD POST BROTHER!!!